Development of the Harmony of Life Scale
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This study aimed to develop the Harmony of Life Scale (HLS) as perceived by Thai Southern people. A set of questionnaires was used for data collection administered in a sample group of 400 Thai people aged 20-60 years living in Southern part of Thailand. The sample group was achieved by Multi-Stage sampling. The instrument used in research is the First version of HLS, The data obtained from questionnaires were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson’ s product moment correlation coefficients, and Cronbach’ s alpha coefficient. Factor and item analysis were conducted to determine the structural domains of the instrument. The result found that 1) the reliability analysis using Cronbach’s alpha coefficient showed the value of 0.96. 2) the construct validity using exploratory factor analysis of the Harmony of Life scale as perceived by Thai Southern People revealed 3 constructs (50 items): 1) Psycho-social dimension (26 items); 2) Physical dimension (13 items); Financial dimension (11 items). All variables used in this study had a statistical significance (p < 0.01). The cumulative percentage of the scale’s variance was 67.33. Psycho-social was found to be the most explaining source of harmony of life (34.47 percent). The developed scale has accepted construct validity, and reliability. Thus, this developed scale can be used to measure Harmony of Life a as perceived by Southern Thai people.
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